Technical Restoring rusty components.

[Aston Martin]

Theres a Mythbusters episode where they break out of jail. I forget which, but AC or DC, one ate the metal bar straight through the other didn't.


Because someone will do it, heres Shoot To Thrill.

 

[Alixcompo]

As an update of last nights pickling session

This is a handbrake assembly that has sat in the rain for 20 years; and yes that is bare metal you can see.
It was very heavily rusted

One of the front struts.

So where does all the rust go then you ask.? ............

Well go on......... Ask............

Everything has been turned 180 degrees (cos electrolysis works in straight lines between the item and the annode) and popped back in the bath for another night.

 

[VmanC]

Hi Alik, good to meet up today, glad to see you got a few jobs done when you got back too.

 

[Alixcompo]

Thanks Vern, very exciting day for me sorry if I air-bursted you with questions.

While I was visiting, Vern showed me his Bilt-Hamber results which I have to say are very impressive indeed.

Can I suggest you post some pics please..?

 

[VmanC]

Thanks Vern, very exciting day for me sorry if I air-bursted you with questions.

While I was visiting, Vern showed me his Bilt-Hamber results which I have to say are very impressive indeed.

Can I suggest you post some pics please..?

I did start this thread with some but if you mean the discs then yes I'll take some tomorrow.

 

[VmanC]

Among an assortment of parts I bought recently was this Mk1 A panel. It had been in stock at a dealers for about twenty five years and as a result the beige primer had failed in places and surface rust had taken hold. I was only able to emerse half at a time in the Deox C bath so it came out as an excellent before and after demonstration.....




Clean area was simply brushed off with an old plastic washing up brush and came out spotless ready for re priming.

 

[the stig/130]

psst! i have a pair of mk1 A post

 

[VmanC]

psst! i have a pair of mk1 A post

Good luck finding a home for them!

 

[purple haze]

Good luck finding a home for them!

I will post you my home address stig..

 

[Palio]

I have one too - passenger side I think. It was meant to be a mk2 Panda driver's front wing!! The seller didn't want it back when he sent the right part, so I got it free

Like most mk1 panels there are more around than the physical cars. That's why there's never a rush for doors when one appears at silly money!! That and the general lack of rusting on the mk1 doors - ok I'll rephrase that - the lack of rusting on the handful of mk1's which didn't dissolve in the '80's.....

 

[the stig/130]

Good luck finding a home for them!

could take them to davidsons(scrap merchants) when i next go

 

[Palio]

could take them to davidsons(scrap merchants) when i next go

Dare I suggest you start clearing out some of the secret lockups Brian? You keep threatening to unearth various bits - Palio seats?!! If you just keep parts for the cars you own, you could pass on all the 127 bits to me, all the mk1 Panda bits to er me, all the mk1 Strada bits to, well me really!!! :idea:

 

[the stig/130]

strada parts? me? panda mk1? mmm! clear my secret lock-ups? eek! scandalous! suppose lock-up 4 could do with a empty session. sell them on, make money for the cause!